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Originally Posted by Dartguard
I imagine the discussion around the Cabinet table in Ottawa, in reference to Halifax, always gets back to Ottawa paying for the largest Forces base in the country ,Formation Halifax, as well as the Naval Shipbuilding Plan that the Finance Department is dreading to pay for.The Port may have to finance anything it wants privately,moving forward.
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This is possible but it suggests that the federal government views this type of infrastructure as a kind of dole or pork barrel exercise. The country would be better off if the federal government instead invested in economically optimal projects. Alternatively they could admit that there isn't really a national "strategy", take less tax money, and stop making ad hoc political investments.
NS and the Halifax port authority can also spend money on this project.
The only unfortunate thing is that some industries like shipping are heavily subsidized around the world by national governments, so it is hard to compete without similar support.